What does poorhouse mean?

n. A place where people with no money or resources were sent to live and work in the past.

poorhouse

🇺🇸 /ˈpʊrhaʊs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɔːhaʊs/

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A place where people with no money or resources were sent to live and work in the past.

Many people were sent to the poorhouse when they had no money or family to support them.

A place where people with no money or resources were sent to live and work in the past.

Plural poorhouses